bugtraq - Re: Nessus Client Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability

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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:23:39 -0400
From: Renaud Deraison <deraison@...sus.org>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Nessus Client Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability


Nessus 4.2.0 and newer versions are not affected (as there's no fat client any more). So, technically, this was patched last year.


-rd


On Oct 27, 2010, at 9:48 AM, apa-iutcert@...c.ir wrote:

> A vulnerability has been discovered in Nessus Client ,which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
> The vulnerability is caused due to the application loading libraries in an insecure manner.
> Libraries list called is as follows:
> 	Wintab32.dll
> This can be exploited to load arbitrary libraries by tricking a user into e.g. opening a HTML file located on a remote WebDAV or SMB share.
> Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
> The vulnerability is confirmed in Nessus Client version 4.0.2  for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3. Other versions may also be affected.
>